Congratulations to the new ECESP Coordination Group 2025-2028!

Jointly, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for the Environment and the European Economic and Social Committee are delighted to announce the 24 organisations that will form the ECESP Coordination Group for the 2025-2028 mandate.

This is your chance to help shape Ireland’s Second Whole-of-Government Circular Economy Strategy!

Ireland has prepared a draft and is seeking input through a public consultation.

Applications are open for the Policy Implementation Award by the EU CERC

The EU Circular Economy Resource Centre's annual Policy Implementation Award is geared to national, supra- and sub-national or regional public sector organisations in countries eligible for official development assistance support. It rewards organisations which have a central role in driving the implementation of a circular economy policy initiative at national level. Apply by 31 December!

European Environment Agency publishes report on Europe's environment 2025

The report on 'Europe’s environment and climate: knowledge for resilience, prosperity and sustainability' is the most comprehensive analysis of the state of play of and outlook for the continent’s environment, climate and sustainability, building on data from across 38 countries. Chapter 4 tackles Managing the dynamic between our economy and our natural resources, with chapter 4.2 focusing on The case for circularity: progress towards a circular economy in Europe.

Circular bioeconomy: insulation made from straw

The ECESP website has a good selection of circular bioeconomy-themed content and this series shines a spotlight on it. This item looks at insulation made from straw.

BIOS MATER project: driving the shift to safe, circular and low-carbon construction

BIOS MATER is a Horizon Europe project that aims to transform the construction sector by introducing advanced bio-based materials, applying circular economy principles and implementing Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design solutions.

International Conference on Sustainable Development 2026: Call for papers! 

ICSD 2026 aims to promote international collaboration in sustainability science and related disciplines. The call for papers is now open! Deadline for submitting abstracts: 10 March 2026.

Fortis Invicta Ltd is launching The Gambia’s first integrated circular economy hub, aligned with EU Green Deal principles

This replicable model is aligned with the principles of the EU Green Deal and the African Circular Economy Alliance and is designed to transform agricultural and organic waste into clean energy, soil enhancers and high-value export products. 

The summary report on the public consultation for the future EU Bioeconomy Strategy is now available!

The public consultation 'Towards a circular, regenerative and competitive bioeconomy' ran from 31 March to 23 June 2025. It invited people to provide feedback for the future EU Bioeconomy Strategy, to be adopted by mid-November. The summary report is now available, giving an overview of stakeholders had to say.

European Parliament adopts new EU rules to reduce textile and food waste

On 9 September, the European Parliament gave its final green light to new measures to prevent and reduce waste from food and textiles across the EU.

ASEAN Circular Economy Forum 2025

The ASEAN Circular Economy Forum (ACEF) functions as an annual platform for the ASEAN policy community to engage with stakeholders and explore ways to foster a more effective transition to a circular economy through national policies and regional initiatives. ACEF 2025 on 16-17 October will spotlight how circular economy solutions can drive inclusive development, reduce inequality and foster innovation across the region. It will highlight opportunities to be derived from ASEAN-EU partnerships.

International Repair Day 2025

This event on 18 October will focus on software obsolescence. Whether you’re a repairer, community organiser, tinkerer, maker, repair business, campaigner or simply a fan of fixing, there are lots of ways you can join in the activities!

Full circle: From lessons learned to future possibilities - circular economy and Interreg

Interact and the EUSALP presidency invite you to a dynamic workshop on 22 October showcasing good practices and solutions developed by Interreg projects in the circular economy field.

Recycling Renewables Summit 2025

This conference on 23 October will focus on future-proofing clean energy, end-of-life assets, circular energy markets, and advanced technologies and successful business models. Join top asset owners, recyclers, manufacturers and investors and help shape the future of circular renewables.

Nordic Climate Forum for Construction 2025

Taking place on 28 October, this forum will bring together Nordic construction authorities, policymakers and industry stakeholders to share insights and progress on the circular, green and digital transition in the building sector. It will focus on improving Life Cycle Assessments and gaining knowledge about how to optimise the usage of existing buildings.

Circular Week 2025

Circular Week is an international series of events and initiatives dedicated to the circular economy and sustainable development, taking place across Europe. Taking place on 3-7 November, it aims to promote the concept of a closed-loop economy, support sustainable business models and foster collaboration among stakeholders.

Scaling action for nature: How the circular economy can help deliver the Global Biodiversity Framework

This brief by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation underscores the circular economy’s potential to transform the whole economic system into one that values, preserves and regenerates nature – a transformation essential to the Global Biodiversity Framework’s long-term success.

Circularity Gap Report 2025

This report by Circle Economy examines how materials enter the economy, whether they re-enter it and, if not, how they leave it - either as waste or emissions. It finds that of all materials entering the global economy in 2021, 6.9% were secondary materials - a decrease of 0.3 percentage points since 2018. Furthermore, of the total exiting the economy, only 11.2% was recycled.

Circular economy roadmap toolkit for emerging economies: A circular economy vision 

This roadmap from Circular Innovation Lab is designed to enable national governments to shift from a linear to a circular economic model. It sets out a step-by-step process for countries, starting with planning and engaging stakeholders, then forming a dedicated team, identifying key stakeholders and thoroughly analysing the country's current economic framework to find opportunities for circularity.

New indicators measuring transition to circularity - Final report

This document by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Research and Innovation is the final report of a two-year project which aimed to identify and investigate opportunities for innovation in monitoring circularity across the EU. It provides a baseline of policy and funding frameworks and monitoring efforts across 11 priority policy themes. 60 indicators were tested as part of the project, with conclusions and recommendations for each of the individual policy areas.

Walking the circular talk: Analyzing the soft and hard aspects of circular economy implementation of ten business cases within the textile and apparel value chain

This research published by Utrecht University's Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development analysed the soft and hard aspects of ten circular business cases from three countries. It demonstrates that both aspects are integral components of a comprehensive transformative circular transition framework that facilitates the adoption of more inclusive and circular practices while improving sustainability performance.

Tiana: a circular IT components marketplace

Tiana in Slovakia has created a reliable marketplace for used IT components. The goal is to promote repair, upgrade and reuse of computers, thereby helping reduce the mountain of waste generated by the IT industry. 

CIRC Hub platform: practical resources and innovative approaches to teaching about the circular economy

The CIRC Hub is a free Erasmus+ platform that equips educators to teach circular economy skills to adults, especially those at risk of exclusion. It offers modular tools, hands-on learning and inclusive methods to foster entrepreneurship, job readiness and sustainability in the circular economy sector.

Nordic Sustainable Construction: creating and sharing knowledge across the Nordic region and beyond

This programme was set up under the Nordic Council of Ministers. It aims to create a green transition with green growth in the Nordic societies by working toward carbon neutrality and a sustainable, circular and bio-based economy based on knowledge, innovation, mobility and digital integration. In May 2025, it began three new work packages to create best practice guidelines for the industry and map industry structures and practices to find improved solutions.

RECLAIM project: deploying the world’s first autonomous, portable robotic recycling plant for remote areas

The EU-funded RECLAIM project aimed to develop low-cost, portable, easy to install and highly productive 'portable robotic Material Recovery Facilities', which will enable full material recovery anywhere, even in the most remote areas. As its first real-world test, the project deployed the world's first AI-powered portable recycling plant in the island of Kefalonia in Greece, bringing on-site waste sorting to European islands and remote destinations.

Introduction to Economic Incentives

This video clip, prepared by the ECESP Leadership Group on Economic Incentives, describes economic incentives and their benefits. It seems that switching from obligations to incentives may be the answer for a more effective, timely and just circular transition.

Circular consumption in cities

This guidance document from The Circular City Centre - C3 provides cities with practical tools to drive the circular economy transition at local level and directly harvest its benefits. It looks at circular consumption principles and approaches, redefining urban space to facilitate circular consumption, challenges in the transition to circular consumption, and the role of cities in promoting circular consumption.

PACCT Training Bootcamp: Develop profitable and sustainable offers with Product-as-a-Service

PACCT for Sustainability aims to make service and sustainability the keystone of businesses across Europe and to build a European community focused on Product as a Service. It is organising a two-day, in-person bootcamp designed to help professionals develop their profitable and sustainable Product-as-a-Service offers. The bootcamp will take place on 26-27 November. 

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